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An Okhlahoma State University student came under fire after posting a photo of four women in front of an OSU banner in blackface.

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Three first graders in Alaska were suspended last week after allegedly planning to poison and kill one of their classmates, plus more

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Jason Aldean is coming under fire after photos surfaced of him sporting blackface makeup while dressing up as rapper Lil Wayne.

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Yup, people still haven’t learned that blackface just isn’t cool. Black student groups at UCLA are up in arms about a predominantly White fraternity and sorority holding a “Kanye Western”-themed party. According to the student paper, the party-goers dressed in baggy clothes, blackface, and traditional Kardashian-like attire. UCLA students protest after guests wear blackface to […]

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Yesterday on Instagram, 17-year-old fashion bomb Kylie Jenner posted two pictures from a recent photo shoot that gained her accusations of promoting or using “blackface.”…

Actor and comedian Nick Cannon ruffled a few feathers when he dressed himself up as a white person to promote his upcoming album “White People…

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At least four Arizona State fans attended Saturday’s college football game against Missouri in blackface. The broadcast, which aired on ESPN, showed four young white women with their faces, necks and arms painted all black. Arizona State would win 37-30, thus validating the practice of white (and other) folks painting their faces black as part […]

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Beyonce has posed in “blackface” for L’Officiel Paris magazine. The African-themed photo shoot pays tribute to the legendary Fela Kuti and is featured in the mag’s March 2011 issue, which also celebrates their 90th anniversary. Kuti, the Nigerian musician and human rights activist, was reportedly a large influence on Beyonce’s upcoming fourth album. While “blackface” […]

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Blackface, despite all its negative connotation and proven degradation, has appeared on the pages of Numero magazine’s latest issue. But this isn’t the first time. Blackface has become the latest (and most disturbing) of all fashion editorial trends. If it meant never having to see it again, we’d willingly put our better judgment aside and […]

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Guess Who’s The Latest Blackface Victim! (VIA: The Urban Daily) This whole “Blackface as fashion” thing has gone incredibly too far. Check out who’s the latest to paint their face black!